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Marketing yourself for advancement within a company
Posted on 6/13/14 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 6/13/14 at 12:14 pm
There've been plenty of posts on this board in the past regarding academic majors, master's programs, interviewing, etc. And there's certainly been discussion about advancement, but let this one serve as a "best practices white board" of sorts. If their foot is in the door and they're happy with their work/company, what can a person do to differentiate and market themselves for future success within their company/line of work?
Let's assume enough experience to prove capability and create/maintain a good reputation within a company that has advancement potential - i.e. not "I'm a fantastic employee working for an 8 man firm where the owner's oldest son and I started working here together on the first day".
Let's assume enough experience to prove capability and create/maintain a good reputation within a company that has advancement potential - i.e. not "I'm a fantastic employee working for an 8 man firm where the owner's oldest son and I started working here together on the first day".
This post was edited on 6/13/14 at 12:18 pm
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Posted on 6/13/14 at 12:26 pm to smelvis
Here are my suggestions:
* Don't point out a problem unless you have a solution
* Get emails from sales to your boss. Regardless of the business or function, this is what matters - sales. If you work in sales, well, just sell. If you work in an organization that doesn't have a direct sales team (i.e. retail), get the person responsible for P&L for your related area to notice you.
* Your best bet for getting a promotion is to leave the company. Always remember that, build your experience for your job at the next company, not your next job at your current company. Unless you are seeing tons of organic growth or massive attrition, there will always be limited upward mobility in your current spot. Businesses like to say the promote from within but that is usually just appeasement for employees.
* Don't point out a problem unless you have a solution
* Get emails from sales to your boss. Regardless of the business or function, this is what matters - sales. If you work in sales, well, just sell. If you work in an organization that doesn't have a direct sales team (i.e. retail), get the person responsible for P&L for your related area to notice you.
* Your best bet for getting a promotion is to leave the company. Always remember that, build your experience for your job at the next company, not your next job at your current company. Unless you are seeing tons of organic growth or massive attrition, there will always be limited upward mobility in your current spot. Businesses like to say the promote from within but that is usually just appeasement for employees.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 1:41 pm to smelvis
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what can a person do to differentiate and market themselves for future success within their company/line of work?
Always be in the process of creating training materials. Suckers think being irreplaceable makes them promotable; actually it means you'll be stuck at irreplaceable.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 2:55 pm to smelvis
Understand how your company makes money and specifically how you can affect that through your role. Try to make decisions within that context and diplomatically challenge things that seem contrary.
Be good at disagreeing. A disagreement is an opportunity to understand if there are different drivers, different information, or a different way of interpreting the same info.
I agree with others about not mentioning a problem unless you can suggest a better way of doing it.
If you aspire to a certain position in the company, don't be bashful. Go ask somebody in that role what skills are most important for what they do and if they have any career suggestions to prepare yourself for that someday. Mention it to your boss too that it is something you would like to do someday. Conversations with those people can put your name on the tip of your brain when a spot comes up.
Treat everyone with respect and do a good job with even the smallest tasks. I can't tell you how many times in my career those things have come back to help me in ways that I would not have expected.
Get the training or company certifications needed for that position, and be mindful of your tangible accomplishments. Keep a resume updated quarterly and get a sense for whether you are getting more or less qualified for that position.
Most importantly, work hard, lead by example, show initiative, and have the people around you realize that you are the kind of employee that is destined for bigger and better things.
Be good at disagreeing. A disagreement is an opportunity to understand if there are different drivers, different information, or a different way of interpreting the same info.
I agree with others about not mentioning a problem unless you can suggest a better way of doing it.
If you aspire to a certain position in the company, don't be bashful. Go ask somebody in that role what skills are most important for what they do and if they have any career suggestions to prepare yourself for that someday. Mention it to your boss too that it is something you would like to do someday. Conversations with those people can put your name on the tip of your brain when a spot comes up.
Treat everyone with respect and do a good job with even the smallest tasks. I can't tell you how many times in my career those things have come back to help me in ways that I would not have expected.
Get the training or company certifications needed for that position, and be mindful of your tangible accomplishments. Keep a resume updated quarterly and get a sense for whether you are getting more or less qualified for that position.
Most importantly, work hard, lead by example, show initiative, and have the people around you realize that you are the kind of employee that is destined for bigger and better things.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 7:46 pm to smelvis
Don't be afraid to assert yourself. You're there for a reason. So many people take jobs and the go hide in the shadows so they won't get fired. For the most part, bosses/supervisors love for employees to be tactfully assertive (not arrogant or cocky).
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:37 pm to smelvis
1- get to work early.
2- work hard.
3- strike oil.
2- work hard.
3- strike oil.
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